Clark Alumni in Sustainability Careers

Stephen Ambagis (GISDE/MA ’02) is
currently working for the US Geological
Survey Biological Research Division based
in Hawaii. He is responsible for updating
the image analysis and vegetation mapping
program, as well as leading research in
using object-based image analysis to map
vegetation in the state using very high resolution
satellite and aerial imagery. He has
also started a cooperative study with Dr.
Greg Asner of the Carnegie Institute,
using their cutting edge combination
hyperspectral and LIDAR imagining platform
to asses its ability to map vegetation
at the individual species level.

Maatsi Angwafo (ES & #038; P/BA'05 MA ’06) works
for the Department of Energy, with the
Office of Compliance, under the Office of
Environmental Management. Their mission
is to clean up contaminated sites and
dispose of radioactive waste left behind as a
byproduct of nuclear weapons production,
nuclear powered naval vessels, and commercial
nuclear energy production.

Denise Child (Geography and ETS/MA
’92) works at the Massachusetts DEP
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup as a branch
chief in the Audits program. She audits
hazardous waste disposal sites to make sure
that the assessment and cleanup of contaminated
soil and groundwater is being
conducted as required by law, and where
cleanup is not being done properly or is
lacking, she helps to conduct enforcement.

Howard Geller (BA '77 Physics and Science, Technology and Society) became the first executive director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). After twenty years of accomplishments at ACEEE, including contributions to the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992, he left ACEEE to found and direct the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) in 2001.

David Greene (ES & #038; P/MA ’05) is a
sustainability engineer with the Austin,
Texas Water Utility where he is currently
initiating a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
inventory for the utility as part of the
City of Austin’s goal of being carbon-neutral
by 2020.

Nicholas Haan (Ph.D. '02 Geography) is Excecutive Director of T-Ana International, which provides technical services for humanitarian and development field data collection, management, and analysis systems.

Natalie Howlett (ES & #038; P/MA ’06)
works for the Massachusetts
Division of Energy Resources, serving as
the renewable energy project coordinator.
Her work has focused on the
Commonwealth Solar program as well as
on wind and biomass projects.

William McConnell (Ph.D. '01 Geography) is Associate Eirector at the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability and Associate Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University

Jackalyne Pfannenstiel (BA '69 Economics) is serving a five-year term as one of five members of the California Energy Commission. She was named Chairman of the Commission in June 2006. Ms. Pfannenstiel has been an energy policy and strategy advisor from 2001 to 2004. Previously, she was vice president for planning and strategy with PG&E Corporation. She joined PG&E in 1980 and held positions in the areas of rates, regulation, and planning. Her earlier work was with the California Public Utilities Commission where she served as a senior economist from 1978 until 1980. Before moving to California, Ms. Pfannenstiel was an economist with the Connecticut Public Utilities Commission.

Melanie Sands (ES & #038; P/MA ’07) is currently
a grassroots community organizer
for the Southeast Alaska Conservation
Council. She helps connect and organize
multiple stakeholders around conservation
issues in southeast Alaska, primarily in the
Tongass National Forest. Based in Juneau,
she works with communities on Prince of
Wales Island and Ketchikan.

Maureen Shenberger (ES & #038; P/MA ’06)
is currently a contractor through the
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation with the
City of Chicago Department of
Transportation (CDOT), the Pedestrian
program. She is currently supporting existing
projects as well as developing and
launching the initial Safe Routes for
Seniors program, which addresses pedestrian
safety from both education and outreach,
as well as planning and design.

Kate Walton (BA—Psychology '00 IDSC/MA ’02) works for
Essex County Greenbelt Association in
Essex, Mass. as the assistant director of
land stewardship and GIS manager.
Greenbelt is a member-supported nonprofit
land trust that works with local communities
and landowners to acquire and
protect ecological areas, farmland and scenic
vistas. Her job consists of managing the
GIS program, monitoring conservation
easements, coordinating volunteers, and
writing as well as implementing management
plans for reservations.